Mark Williams scored a season-high 27 points, Dillon Brooks added 26 points and the host Phoenix Suns held off Brooklyn 106-102 on Tuesday, sending the Nets to their sixth straight loss.
TEMPE — It was a Sunday rematch as the Valley Suns looked for redemption against the Austin Spurs but came up short, falling 116-107. Without rookies Rasheer Fleming and Khaman Maluach — one of their lead scorers and the lead rebounder from their first encounter — the Suns needed to keep up with the Spurs’ pace early in the game.
In a dogfight that went down to the wire, the Suns find themselves victorious, shorthanded, over the Brooklyn Nets, 106-102. In one that went back and forth and featured many physical altercations, it was nice that the Suns could pull this one out.
The Phoenix Suns took care of business on Tuesday night and defeated the Brooklyn Nets by a score of 106-102 after a chaotic and intense on-court fight that ensued late in the fourth quarter.
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets saw multiple players assessed technical fouls for a scrum late in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night's game.
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The Suns were shorthanded and up in the fourth quarter against the Nets when sparks flew. An all out brawl broke out on the hardwood as players from both the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets jumped into the fray.
Dillon Brooks and the Phoenix Suns are in action on Tuesday night. They face the Brooklyn Nets in a home game at Mortgage Matchup Center. The Suns are looking to bounce back after losing two in a row.
Dillon Brooks was at it once again during Tuesday’s game. The Phoenix Suns guard Brooks was hit with a flagrant foul during the first quarter of his team’s matchup against the Brooklyn Nets at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Ariz.
After a lot of uncertainty, the Phoenix Suns finally confirmed Jalen Green’s status. The 23-year-old’s second game back from a right hamstring injury didn’t go well last week.
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns are hoping to avoid their first three-game losing streak since October as the Brooklyn Nets come to town, and they'll have to do so short-handed.
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns move into the next week of basketball without their best player. Devin Booker is officially sidelined through next Sunday with a sprained right ankle, per the team.
The Suns’ biggest question heading into Tuesday night against Brooklyn isn’t scheme or matchups. It’s about availability, and specifically, will Jalen Green be able to suit up tonight for Phoenix against the Nets?
The Phoenix Suns will look to regain their offensive rhythm when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, understanding things change without leading scorer Devin Booker.
The Phoenix Suns lost to the Miami Heat 111-102 without Devin Booker. The offense shot 37% from the field and 20% from three. Phoenix is now 1-4 this season when Booker doesn’t play.
The Phoenix Suns will re-evaluate star guard Devin Booker in one week after he suffered a right ankle sprain. The Suns made the announcement Sunday before hosting the Miami Heat, two days after Booker left the third quarter of Phoenix's 110-103 loss at the Atlanta Hawks.
In the same game in which his teammate Jalen Green was ruled out after just four minutes due to hamstring tightness, Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker appeared to suffer a right ankle injury, tweets Gerald Bourguet of Suns After Dark.